Macrobiotidae

Macrobiotidae is a family of tardigrade. As of 2023, it consists of the following genera:[2]

  • Biserovus Guidetti & Pilato, 2003
  • Calcarobiotus Dastych, 1993
    • C. (Calcarobiotus) Dastych, 1993
    • C. (Discrepunguis) Guidetti & Bertolani, 2001
  • Famelobiotus Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2004
  • Insuetifurca Guidetti & Pilato, 2003
  • Macrobiotus C.A.S. Schultze, 1834
  • Mesobiotus Vecchi et al., 2016
  • Minibiotus R.O. Schuster, 1980
  • Minilentus Guidetti & Pilato, 2003
  • Paramacrobiotus Guidetti et al., 2009[3][4][5]
  • Pseudodiphascon Ramazzotti, 1965 (genus dubium)
  • Pseudohexapodibius Bertolani & Biserov, 1996
  • Schusterius Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2006
  • Sisubiotus Stec, Vecchi, Calhim & Michalczyk, 2021
  • Tenuibiotus Pilato & Lisi, 2011
  • Xerobiotus Bertolani & Biserov, 1996

Macrobiotidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Parachela
Superfamily: Macrobiotoidea
Family: Macrobiotidae
Thulin, 1928[1]
Type genus
Macrobiotus
C.A.S. Schultze, 1834

The genera Adorybiotus and Richtersius were transferred from Macrobiotidae to a new family, Richtersiidae, in 2016.[2][6]

References
  1. Thulin, Gustav (1928). "Über die Phylogenie und das System der Tardigraden". Hereditas. 11 (2–3): 207–266. doi:10.1111/j.1601-5223.1928.tb02488.x.
  2. Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto. "Actual checklist of Tardigrada species" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  3. Dockrill, Peter (2020-10-14). "We Just Found Another Trick Tardigrades Use to Be Basically Indestructible". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  4. Lorena Rebecchi et al.: Resistance of the anhydrobiotic eutardigrade Paramacrobiotus richtersi to space flight (LIFE-TARSE mission on FOTON-M3). In: Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 49; 21 April 2011; pp. 98–103; doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00606.x.
  5. Dvorsky, George (2020-10-14). "New Fluorescent Tardigrade Is Weirdly Resistant to UV Radiation". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  6. Guidetti, Roberto; Rebecchi, Lorena; Bertolani, Roberto; Jönsson, Kjell Ingemar; Møbjerg Kristensen, Reinhardt; Cesari, Michele (December 2016). "Morphological and molecular analyses on Richtersius (Eutardigrada) diversity reveal its new systematic position and lead to the establishment of a new genus and a new family within Macrobiotoidea". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 178 (4): 834–845. doi:10.1111/zoj.12428.
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